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"Discovery is now in full swing in litigation brought by Cynthia Smith, who sued Beall&rsquo;s alleging the department store failed to warn her son about the sunflower seeds on the floor.<br /><br />As previously reported, Smith, individually and acting as next of friend for Eric Hebert, filed the suit on Feb. 28 in Jefferson County District Court.<br /><br />Court records show Smith responded to Beall&rsquo;s first set of interrogatories and request for production on Sept. 11.<br /><br />According to the lawsuit, on Dec. 21, 2012, Smith and her son were at Beall&rsquo;s in Port Arthur when Hebert slipped on sunflower seeds spilled on the floor.<br /><br />Hebert required surgery for a fractured hip, the suit states.<br /><br />The suit accuses the defendant of negligently failing to furnish a safe place to walk, failing to warn of the dangerous condition and failing to inspect and maintain the premises.<br /><br />Smith is seeking damages for Hebert&rsquo;s past and future medical expenses, pain, mental anguish, impairment and disfigurement.<br /><br />The plaintiffs are also suing for special damages and court costs.<br /><br />Attorney Douglas Sikes of the Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont represents them.<br /><br />Judge Milton Shuffield, 136th District Court, is assigned to the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. D194-042</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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